Archives International Auctions Sale 58 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera April 7 & 8, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 58 91 April 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Dominican Republic 589 589 ABNC 50 Pesos Reprint Souvenir Pair of Progress & Error Proofs from 1992 Centennial of 500th Anniversary of the Voyages of Columbus. Dominican Republic. Pair of Progress Proofs. 1 in black and white and the other in full color with the color out of proper registration. The central vignette of the Dominican Republic bank note depicts Columbus with a Native American and was engraved in 1968 by Charles Burt. The vignette at left, entitled “Capstan” was the work of Frederick Girsch and Charles Burt. “Industry” the vignette at the right, was engraved for National Bank Note Company, a predecessor of the American Bank Note Company. (2) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 Germany 590 590 Giesecke & Devrient 1939 I/C Bond From this famous German Security Printer Leipzig, Germany, 1939. 1000 Reichsmark I/C Bond in German, Black text with blue border, slight blue undertint, Allegorical woman at left with bounty. POCs, VF condition. Giesecke Devrient supplied currency during the inflation in the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, one of the most prominent cases of hyperinflation. It also printed tickets to the 1936 Olympics in Germany and did business with Spain under Franco. Its role in facilitating the destruction of the economy of Zimbabwe through another printers’ breeding of hyperinflation under Mugabe is well-known. In the modern period, G+D has expanded operations to include banknote processing, smart cards, identification systems, and e-payments. The firm is the world’s second largest supplier of banknotes, with annual revenues of $2.45 billion�������������������������������� Est. $180-280 Great Britain 591 591 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. ND (1860s-70s). Test Note. Great Britain, uniface intaglio-printed, “anti-photographic” test note, denomination of “5 Units”, five stylized heads facing left, right, and front. BWC. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-500 Hawaiian Islands 592 592 American Bank Note - APS Houston, Texas 1993 Progress Proof Souvenir Card. Hawaii. Houston, Texas, 107th Annual Convention, 1993, Intaglio printed Progress proof with block of 4 printed in black of 1ct Hawaii stamps, missing large litho printing in middle but has faint border imprint on left. Rare in this format. Mint condition, ABNC.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 593 593 American Bank Note - APS Houston, Texas 1993 Progress Proof Souvenir Card. Hawaii. Houston, Texas, 107th Annual Convention, 1993, Intaglio printed Progress proof with block of 4 printed in black of 1ct Hawaii stamps, missing large litho printing in middle and borders. Rare in this format. Mint condition, ABNC. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120